By Ranita Ray
Winter in India brings many seasonal vegetables, fruits, and ingredients, and several Indian dishes are prepared around them. Summer will make us miss 7 winter Indian dishes, like gajar ka halwa, nimona, to nolen gur and more.
West Bengal prepares nolen gur, khejurer gur, notun gur, or fresh jaggery from date palm sap exclusively in winter. Nolen gur makes an array of desserts which go missing in summer.
In winter, Indians make gajar halwa, a decadent dessert prepared with winter-grown red carrots. All-year carrots don't taste as good. We will miss gajar halwa in summer.
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Hara matar, or green peas, are available all winter. Matar Ka Nimona is one of the winter-exclusive dishes using fresh green peas.
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Winter is full of leafy veggies, and the most loved Indian dish is Sarso ka Saag. The hotter months end their season.
Joynagar Moa is another wintertime West Bengali favourite. Since Nolen Gur and Kanakchur Khoi are only harvested in winter, this sweet's season ends in summer.
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Phulkopir Singara is a savoury Bengali snack made from cauliflower and potatoes. The taste of this winter Bengali nibble can't be replicated with regular cauliflower.
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Also called Malai Makkhan, Malayio, it's a frothy milk cream winter sweet treat of Kanpur, Varanasi, and Lucknow. It underlines the importance of delicate dew drops, and can't be created in summer.
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